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Jim Ross

Birthname

James William Ross

Birthdate

January 3, 1952

Birthplace

Fort Bragg, California

Education

Westville High School

Profession

Celebrity

Net worth

$4,000,000

Source of Wealth

Commenting for wrestling matches

Nationality

American

Country

United States

Marital Status

Married (Jan Ross)

Children

2

Jim Ross is a retired professional American wrestling commentor, referee, and occasional wrestler which has an estimated net worth of $4 million.

During his younger years, he excelled in playing baseball for the Westville High School. In college, he spend some time doing commenting on college radio. Then, Ross worked as a referee for the NWA Mid-South from 1974 to 1977.

He became a color commentator for the National Wrestling Alliance. He left NWA in 1991 and spent one season for the Atlanta Falcons radio broadcasts in 1992. Ross had extensive work for WCW's Turner Broadcasting and later joined into WWF in 1993.

He debuted at WrestleMania IX in 1993 and became the voice behind WWF's pay-per-view events. Ross became the host of several WWF shows such as Smackdown!, Action Zone, Monday Night RAW, Shotgun Saturday Night and Superstars.

In 1998, Ross took a break from his duties as commentator when his illness, Bell's Palsy getting worse.  On September 11, 2013, he announced his retirement from WWE. Aside from being a commentor, he also participated in several wrestling matches.

James William Ross was born on January 3, 1952 in Fort Bragg, California.  He is married to Jan and has two children from his previous marriage.